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Friday, January 22, 2010

I don't have one of those fancy ball winders. I love them, but have always thought, hey, my mom has wound countless balls of yarn for years, why can't I? So, I wind. And multi-tasking becomes a little more creative. I answer the phone. I cook dinner. I write e-mails. I bake cookies. I wear my yarn as a necklace and throw my ball into my pocket. Sometimes I walk around like this for hours. It works.And speaking of cookies. I saw Rosemary made these, and Melana made these, and then I had to make these. I doubled the recipe, and then divided the dough into fours. One plain, one with raisins and walnuts, one with raisins, and one with chocolate chips. A cookie that fits all tastes in my family.My favorite? (ABSOLUTE new favorite, as in can't WAIT to have for breakfast favorite?) Hands down, raisins and walnuts.

ha! that is a fantastic idea... wearing the yarn around your neck!! i also love yarn winders, yet do not have one.. balling up yarn is always a stressful event for me. hopefully it won't be so bad aymore :)

You are too cute. I don't have a ball winder but I do have a swift - that i rarely use because it's too much trouble to open it to the precise width so that the yarn doesn't fall off or stretch and then to secure it to a table...so I end up winding by hand too.

Three rave reviews can't be wrong - now i need to make those cookies too. They look so yummy!

Oh ladies, treat yourself to a swift and winder! I used to dread winding (I'd have the hank around my feet, prop them up, and bend and wind, bend and wind). It was aweful! Now, I can get several done in minutes!

Have you ever made the ones in the cookbook One Bite Won't Kill You by Ann Hodgman? They are awesome. I have started liking nuts in my cookies, too. Wonder what that's all about. But I will try this recipe, too - like the idea of making four kinds, though then that means I'd have to "try" all four until they were finished...

yeah, those are the best.i have a ball winder. and a swift. my mom got them for me for my birthday one year. but i hate using them. so carl winds my balls of yarn with them. he has much more patience than i...

My yarn is often stretched between my knees, while riding in the van with my husband driving, on the way to church. I have to do something with that time, right? Yep, I'm often a Sunday morning yarn winder... it works.Happy knitting-ali

Mmmm, the cookies look great! I have to laugh at your 'ball-winding' method! I can't believe you don't have a ball winder because you do so much knitting. I don't even know how to wind a ball without one :)

My mom just gave me a ball winder for Christmas and my fiance became sad saying, "But I like it when I help you wind your yarn." Sweet man. :) All these years I thought I was torturing him having him hold his two arms bent upward so I could stretch my skein over them and wind away. Apparently I was wrong!What brand jeans are you wearing in your pic? They look comfy... :)

Well, I am impressed. I tried winding all my yarn by hand for a time, but it almost always got tangled and took hours to sort out, and I finally broke down and bought a ball winder and swift. The draping around the neck and doing little bits as you go is brilliant!

I wouldn't think of having a ball winder either....just work on it when you can....and WHY haven't I ever thought of dividing the dough up into parts to customize my cookies!!!!?????? Brilliant! It is always the little things that make us happiest :)

I always wind my own, and it's one of my favorite parts of the project. Just this morning I was winding a ball of Lush at a Sunday school parents' meeting (to quite a few curious glances). What's the gorgeous yarn?

totally love this post,and the pictures too! i've used my knees and had the kids hold the yarn, but the kids get "bored".....i'll try my neck next time...hopefully i won't strangle myself!made the cookies again with walnuts....more yum, now i'll try them again with chocolate chips...what a good mom you are splitting the dough into 4! :)

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